The Red Sox have agreed on a one year deal with left-handed reliever Craig Breslow worth $2 million dollars according to Rob Bradford of WEEI Sports Radio.
The Mets met personally with Breslow at the Winter Meetings in San Diego, but the talks were brief and not substantial.
Sandy Alderson said Tuesday that he will not sign any lefty relievers to a major league deal. Instead, he prefers a competition between recently signed Scott Rice, Rule 5 selection Sean Gilmartin and minor leaguers Jack Leathersich and Dario Alvarez.
If nobody emerges from that spring training competition, Alderson said, ‘then we’ll go with six righties.”
Breslow is viewed as one of the better left-handed relievers in the game, posting a 2.82 ERA from 2008-2013.
He went 2-4 with a 5.96 ERA and 1.86 WHIP in 60 relief appearances last season, however most teams are expecting him to bounce back in 2015 and return to his career norm. The 34-year old Breslow posted a 1.81 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 2013.
(Updated 12/19)
